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Equity method investments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Summary of carrying value and fair value of investments | Our investments in Kraft Heinz, Occidental and Berkadia are summarized as follows (in millions). Kraft Heinz and Occidental common stocks are publicly-traded and the fair values are based on quoted market prices as of our balance sheet dates.
| Carrying Value |  |  | Fair Value |
| September 30, 2025 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |  |  | September 30, 2025 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |
Kraft Heinz | $ | 8,605 |  |  | $ | 13,395 |  |  | $ | 8,480 |  |  | $ | 9,994 |
Occidental |  | 16,468 |  |  |  | 17,287 |  |  |  | 12,518 |  |  |  | 13,053 |
Berkadia |  | 451 |  |  |  | 452 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| $ | 25,524 |  |  | $ | 31,134 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Summary of earnings and distributions received from equity method investments | Our equity in earnings and distributions received from equity method investments are as follows (in millions).
| Equity in Earnings |  |  | Distributions Received |
| Third Quarter |  |  | First Nine Months |  |  | Third Quarter |  |  | First Nine Months |
| 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Kraft Heinz* | $ | 225 |  |  | $ | (78 | ) |  | $ | (4,571 | ) |  | $ | 164 |  |  | $ | 131 |  |  | $ | 131 |  |  | $ | 391 |  |  | $ | 391 |
Occidental* |  | 77 |  |  |  | 277 |  |  |  | 211 |  |  |  | 740 |  |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  | 183 |  |  |  | 151 |
Berkadia |  | 28 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 72 |  |  |  | 37 |
| $ | 330 |  |  | $ | 222 |  |  | $ | (4,289 | ) |  | $ | 967 |  |  | $ | 228 |  |  | $ | 205 |  |  | $ | 646 |  |  | $ | 579 |
—————— * We report our equity in Occidental’s earnings on a one-quarter lag and, as indicated below, in the second quarter of 2025, we began reporting our equity in Kraft Heinz’s earnings on a one-quarter lag.
Summarized unaudited financial information | Summarized financial information of Kraft Heinz follows (in millions).
| June 28, 2025 |  |  | December 28, 2024 |
Assets | $ | 81,581 |  |  | $ | 88,287 |
Liabilities |  | 40,089 |  |  |  | 38,962 |
| Quarter Ended June 28, 2025 |  |  | Six Months Ended June 28, 2025 |  |  | Quarter Ended September 28, 2024 |  |  | Nine Months Ended September 28, 2024 |
Net sales | $ | 6,352 |  |  | $ | 12,351 |  |  | $ | 6,383 |  |  | $ | 19,270 |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to common shareholders |  | (7,824 | ) |  |  | (7,112 | ) |  |  | (290 | ) |  |  | 613 |
Summarized financial information of Occidental follows (in millions).
| June 30, 2025 |  |  | September 30, 2024 |
Assets | $ | 84,360 |  |  | $ | 85,803 |
Liabilities |  | 48,184 |  |  |  | 50,869 |
| Quarter Ended June 30, |  |  | Nine Months Ended June 30, |
| 2025 |  |  | 2024 |  |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Total revenues and other income | $ | 6,456 |  |  | $ | 6,879 |  |  | $ | 20,136 |  |  | $ | 20,418 |
Net earnings attributable to common shareholders |  | 288 |  |  |  | 992 |  |  |  | 757 |  |  |  | 2,739 |

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